Pandect Definition
păndĕkt
noun
A digest of Roman civil law, compiled for the emperor Justinian in the sixth century ad and part of the Corpus Juris Civilis.
American Heritage
A complete body of laws; legal code.
Webster's New World
A complete or comprehensive digest.
Webster's New World
A treatise or similar work that is comprehensive as to a particular topic.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Pandect
Noun
Singular:
pandect
Plural:
pandectsIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Pandect
- the Pandects
Origin of Pandect
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From Latin pandectÄ“s (“book that contains everything"), from Ancient Greek πανδέκτης (pandektÄ“s, “all-receiver, encyclopedia"), from πᾶν (pan, “all") (equivalent to English pan-) + δέκτης (dektÄ“s, “receiver").
From Wiktionary
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Latin pandectēs encyclopedia from Greek pandektēs all-receiving pan- pan- dektēs receiver (from dekhesthai to receive, accept dek- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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